Marlène Bazouin

Partner

Marlène joined PAI in 2019 and is a member of the Industrial Goods & Services Team, […]

Marlène Bazouin

Partner

Marlène joined PAI in 2019 and is a member of the Industrial Goods & Services Team, focusing on Industrial Services. She has been involved in the Apave, Armacell and ECF transactions.

Marlène previously worked at private equity firm Alpha in Paris, where she spent seven years working on a variety of transactions in the consumer and industrials space. Prior to Alpha, she worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London for two years. Marlène started her career as an auditor at Mazars LLP in New York.

Marlène holds a double Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Daniel Frèches

Principal

Daniel joined PAI in 2024 and is a member of the Industrial Goods & Services […]

Daniel Frèches

Principal

Daniel joined PAI in 2024 and is a member of the Industrial Goods & Services Team, based in London. He has been involved in the Alvest investment.

Prior to joining PAI, Daniel spent 10 years in the Industrials Team at Advent International in London, where he was a Director. At Advent Daniel completed multiple successful investments, with a particular focus on Aerospace & Defence, Industrial Conglomerates, and Industrial Tech.

Prior to Advent, Daniel worked at The Boston Consulting Group in Paris and Casablanca, advising Industrial companies on strategy and operations. Prior to BCG, Daniel held various roles at Cinven, Goldman Sachs, and Rothschild.

Daniel graduated from HEC Paris with a MSc in Management.

Albin Louit

Partner

Albin joined PAI in 2006. He is a member of the Industrial Goods & Services […]

Albin Louit

Partner

Albin joined PAI in 2006. He is a member of the Industrial Goods & Services Team and has been involved in a number of investments including ADB Safegate, Albéa, Alvest, Kiloutou, Pasubio, StellaGroup and Xella.

He started his career as a Visiting Associate at the Boston Consulting Group in Paris.

Albin graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 2002 and holds a Master’s Degree from UC Berkeley in Engineering and Project Management, as well as the Management of Technology Certificate from the Haas School of Business.

Laurent Rivoire

Partner

Laurent joined PAI in 2001 and heads the Industrial Goods & Services Team. He has […]

Laurent Rivoire

Partner

Laurent joined PAI in 2001 and heads the Industrial Goods & Services Team. He has led or been involved in a number of investments including ADB Safegate, Albéa, Alvest, Apave, Armacell, FTE, Global Closure Systems, Innovista Sensors, Michel Thierry, Pasubio, SGD Pharma and StellaGroup.

He started his career with Bossard Consultants in Paris and then worked for the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in London.

Laurent graduated from ESSEC and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.